novelhk Chapter 5: Is this the last lunch? 2. Ox, you should eat more!
Chapter 5: Is this the last lunch? 2. Ox, you should eat more!
The mess hall dormitory.
The atmosphere was so heavy, as if a memorial service were being held.
Li Erniu had just pushed the door open and entered.
I felt several gazes filled with sympathy, pity, and even a hint of "farewell" shooting towards me.
The dormitory housed not only Sergeant Ma and his comrades from the cooking squad.
He Chenguang and Wang Yanbing, those two guys who always liked to come to the kitchen to freeload, were also there.
"Brother Niu!"
Wang Yanbing was the first to rush forward.
He was holding a freshly washed, bright red apple in his hands.
With a tragic expression, he stuffed it into Li Erniu's hand:
"Eat! Eat up! I just got this from the company headquarters. I usually wouldn't even eat it myself. Today, I'm giving it all to you, brother!"
Li Erniu held the apple, looking completely bewildered.
"Yanbing, what's wrong with you? Do you have a fever?"
"well……"
He Chenguang sat on a small stool and sighed.
He looked at Li Erniu with a complicated expression, then shook his head and said:
"Erniu, Yanbing is seeing you off. What you did in the cafeteria this morning was simply... earth-shattering!"
"really."
Sergeant Ma also came over, patted Li Erniu on the shoulder, and said earnestly:
"Erniu, your squad leader has been taking care of you for so long, but there's not much he can do to help you. I just asked the quartermaster for two extra chicken drumsticks for your dinner. You... eat more, to replenish your energy."
Li Erniu was both amused and exasperated.
He took a bite of the apple and mumbled indistinctly:
"Squad leader, Chenguang, aren't you guys exaggerating a bit? It's just that we've recognized a relative, why are you making it sound like I'm going to the execution ground?"
"Recognizing relatives?"
Wang Yanbing's eyes widened, and he gestured exaggeratedly to indicate the name:
"Brother! Is that recognizing a relative? You've torn off the instructor's face, thrown it on the ground, stomped on it, and then spat on it! Making the instructor call you 'Third Uncle' in front of the whole company—who could tolerate that?"
"that is."
He Chenguang calmly analyzed:
"That instructor, he usually seems so refined, but he actually has an extremely strong sense of self-respect. Your 'righteous indignation' and 'moral blackmail' tactics today, while highly effective, have thoroughly enraged him."
"On my way back, I saw the instructor hitting a sandbag alone on the playground for half an hour. The sandbag was almost bursting. Erniu, who do you think he mistook that sandbag for?"
Li Erniu chewed on an apple and chuckled.
But he knew perfectly well what was going on in his mind.
Who should I be?
It must be his "kind" third uncle!
"What are you afraid of?"
Li Erniu swallowed the apple and waved his hand dismissively:
"He's an instructor, a cadre, he wouldn't really eat me alive, would he? Besides, I'm his elder, would he lay a hand on his elder?"
"Make a move?"
Wang Yanbing sneered, leaned closer, and whispered:
"Erniu, have you forgotten what the training is for this afternoon?"
"What subject?"
Li Erniu hadn't actually paid attention to the training schedule.
Wang Yanbing took a deep breath and slowly uttered four words:
"Close-quarters combat!"
"hiss--"
The cooks around them all gasped in shock.
"Combat training?" Li Erniu raised an eyebrow.
"That's right."
He Chenguang added:
"And it's a company-wide combat training exercise. Normally, the instructor would choose someone to demonstrate or conduct a live-fire drill. Guess who that lucky person will be today?"
Wang Yanbing patted Li Erniu on the shoulder, his face saying, "You're dead meat."
"Erniu, although the instructor is a political officer, before he came to the Fourth Company, he was... well, I won't scare you. In short, he's a tough guy when it comes to fighting."
"If he uses the guise of 'teaching' to drag you out for practice this afternoon, that's perfectly reasonable and legal. Even if he beats you black and blue, you can only say you're not good enough, and you won't even have anyone to complain to!"
"Yes, Erniu."
Sergeant Ma said worriedly:
"If the instructor really gets serious, your skills... well, why don't you pretend to be sick this afternoon? Say you have a stomachache, or... even say you have hemorrhoids! Just get through this first!"
Seeing everyone's mournful expressions, Li Erniu was secretly overjoyed.
Combat training?
This is like a pillow delivered just when you're about to fall asleep!
He had just used his points to redeem the [God-level Fighting Technique] and was worried about having nowhere to practice it.
If Gong Jian really dares to challenge him to a fight, then it's hard to say who will teach whom a lesson!
"System, view current attributes," Li Erniu silently instructed himself.
[Host: Li Erniu]
[Skills: God-level culinary skills, God-level combat skills (Grandmaster level, combining ancient martial arts with modern special forces assassination techniques)]
[Item: Basic Stamina Potion x3 (Unextracted)]
[Shock Value: 1500 (remaining after redemption)]
Looking at the impressive panel, Li Erniu felt confident.
Grandmaster-level fighting techniques—that's the level to start your own school!
Let alone one Gong Jian, even if there were ten of them, he could make them kneel down and call him ancestor!
"No need to fake being sick!"
Li Erniu finished the apple in a few bites and then precisely tossed the core into the trash can.
He stood up and stretched his neck, making a series of crisp "crackling" sounds.
He looked at everyone, a signature goofy grin spreading across his face.
"He's the instructor, and I'm just a private. If he wants to train me, I can't just run away forever. Since I can't avoid it, I might as well face it head-on! Besides..."
Li Erniu paused, then said meaningfully:
"I'm his great-uncle, isn't it only natural for an elder to teach a younger one? Who knows who'll be the one training whom this afternoon!"
Wang Yanbing and He Chenguang exchanged a glance.
They both saw the message in each other's eyes: "This child is crazy."
"Alright, since you're so tough, then I won't say anything more."
Wang Yanbing took a bottle of safflower oil from his pocket and stuffed it into Li Erniu's pocket:
"Take this, you'll definitely need it this afternoon. Remember, protect your face, don't get disfigured, you still need it for your blind date."
"Alright, alright, everyone disperse, let Erniu rest for a while."
Sergeant Ma waved his hand to disperse the crowd:
"Erniu, you should take a nap. This afternoon... it's going to be a tough battle."
Li Erniu didn't stand on ceremony and lay down on the bed.
tough battle?
Haha, that's a score-farming battle!
Gong Jian, since you want to play, then this afternoon your Third Uncle will play with you properly.
Let me show you what it means to be "old ginger is spicier"!